The Mary Clarke Statue Appeal had a prominent stall at the recent FiLiA international conference held from 9th to 11th October at the Brighton Centre, attended by 2,400 women. As a direct result we raised over £1250 in individual donations. We are so grateful to FiLiA for the platform it gave us. Our Chair Jean Calder was invite to speak for 10 minutes in the…
We are delighted to have received a statement of support for our campaign for a statue for Mary Clarke from Katy Bourne OBE, the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner. On 19th February she wrote: “Despite being the first suffragette to die for her cause, Mary Clarke has been largely forgotten by history. She was a determined woman who was not afraid to fight for…